Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, February 13, 2016
Raith Rovers LLLDL 2
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Falkirk WDDLL 2
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RRFC112
FALK202
Falkirk Stadium · 3,956 att.

Match Report

Ten-man Raith hit back twice to slow Falkirk's promotion push

Ten-man Raith hit back twice to slow Falkirk's promotion push

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Head to Head

FALK leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FALK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Daniel RogersG
  2. 5David McCrackenCD-L
  3. 44Paul WatsonCD-R
  4. 3Luke LeahyLB
  5. 4Aaron MuirheadRB
  6. 11Mark KerrCM-L
  7. 6Will VaulksCM-R
  8. 10Craig SibbaldLM
  9. 8Blair AlstonRM
  10. 9John BairdCF-L
  11. 18Lee MillerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Tom TaiwoSUB
  2. 28Deniz Dogan MehmetSUB
  3. 24Conor McGrandlesSUB
  4. 17David SmithSUB
  5. 19Robert McHughSUB
  6. 30Kevin O'HaraSUB
  7. 22Myles HippolyteSUB

RRFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kevin CuthbertG
  2. 6Kyle BenedictusCD-L
  3. 5Lewis ToshneyCD-R
  4. 23Rory McKeownLB
  5. 22David BatesRB
  6. 4Ross CallachanAM
  7. 30Scott RobertsonLM
  8. 28James CraigenRM
  9. 11Harry PanayiotouF
  10. 9Mark StewartAM-L
  11. 18Aidan ConnollyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Jason ThomsonSUB
  2. 8Ryan McCordSUB
  3. 12Ross MatthewsSUB
  4. 7Grant AndersonSUB
  5. 31Scott LawSUB
  6. 26Jonathan CourtSUB
  7. 21Louis LongridgeSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Falkirk 1, Raith Rovers 0. Blair Alston (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Miller.
  2. 16' Goal! Falkirk 1, Raith Rovers 1. James Craigen (Raith Rovers) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 20' Goal! Falkirk 2, Raith Rovers 1. David McCracken (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Kerr.
  4. 62' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Jason Thomson replaces David Bates.
  5. 62' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Louis Longridge replaces James Craigen.
  6. 68' Goal! Falkirk 2, Raith Rovers 2. Mark Stewart (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Benedictus.
  7. 70' Substitution, Falkirk. Conor McGrandles replaces John Baird.
  8. 71' Substitution, Falkirk. Myles Hippolyte replaces Blair Alston.
  9. 77' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ross Matthews replaces Scott Robertson.
  10. 80' Substitution, Falkirk. Tom Taiwo replaces Mark Kerr.
  11. 83' Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers) is shown the red card.
  12. 89' Mark Stewart (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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